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Telangana reported the second highest Covid-19 positivity rate in the country last week when the state high court had pulled up the state government for low testing. According to the Health Department's bulletin, there were 127 new local cases on Wednesday, 108 of them from the GHMC area, while the rest were spread across Ranga Reddy and Asifabad (6 each), Medchal and Sircilla (2 each), and Yadadri, Kamareddy and Mahabubnagar (one each).

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While speaking virtually to the graduating class of her former high school Immaculate Heart, Los Angeles , the Duchess seemed to be both saddened by the death of Floyd and made efforts to inspire the young students. She was shot eight times. In 2012, when she was still working as an actor, she talked about painful memories of racism from her childhood, specifically epithets being used against her mother, Doria Ragland.

Administrators of both universities, which are affiliated, said Saturday's graduation for the technical university would instead be "refocused" on students, with a nursing graduate as the only speaker. "We are excited to host a truly unique commencement ceremony during this unprecedented time for our students to celebrate with family and friends their accomplishments" said WSU Tech President Sheree Utash said in a release.

Molly said during the first two days of bringing him home, Chai was "like a normal puppy " but then he became very unwell and lethargic. In a statement to Newsbeat, though, the company that sold Mr Chai , Tiffany Puppies , has insisted he was a "a healthy dog".